Maine Farmer Resource Network

It’s not too late to be counted in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Every five years, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts the Census of Agriculture. Questionnaires were mailed to all known farmers in beginning in December 2017. NASS is following up with those that have not returned their questionnaires but farmers can […]

News Release Fiscal Year 2018 grant program addresses natural resource concerns in Forestry, Aquatic Organism Conservation, Soil Health and Pollinator Conservation. Do you have an idea that could improve conservation in Maine? The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing availability of Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) to stimulate the local development and adoption of […]

There are several upcoming events! Including: Maine Vegetable and Fruit Schools Southern Aroostook County SWCD Winter Ag Schools 2018 Wild Blueberry Spring Meetings & Field Days and many additional options For details on these events and many other upcoming credit opportunities, visit the Board of Pesticides Control credit calendar If you have any questions please […]

Copies of the 2018-2019 New England Vegetable Management Guide are now available at Highmoor Farm. The guide contains the latest information on management control options for the major vegetable pests as well as scouting information. This guide has been significantly revised and updated. We recommend all earlier editions of the guide be discarded, in favor […]

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today unveiled Farmers.gov, the new interactive one-stop website for producers maintained by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Farmers.gov is now live but will have multiple features added over the coming months to allow agricultural producers to make appointments with USDA offices, file forms, and apply for USDA programs. […]

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Bill and Legislative Principles for 2018 during a town hall at Reinford Farms in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania. “Since my first day as the Secretary of Agriculture, I’ve traveled to 30 states, listening to the people of American agriculture about what is working […]

Androscoggin-Sagadahoc County U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Marcia L Hall announced that County Committee elections are over and the ballots have been counted. Adam C. Trundy of Minot was elected to represent local administrative area (LAA) #2. “County Committee members are a critical component of the day-to-day operations of […]

Bulletin #1060, Orienting New Farm Employees: A Checklist for Maine Agricultural Employers Finding and keeping good employees is a common concern among many Maine farm owners. Effective training, relationship development, and communication strategies are all important components of getting off on the right foot with new employees and fostering their interest in staying for multiple […]

The NYFC’s newest publication, is available here, Farm Service Agency Loans: The Ins and Outs of Growing a Farm with Federal Loans (PDF). The guidebook is written specifically to help beginning farmers and ranchers navigate the credit options offered by the Farm Service Agency, and was made possible by a cooperative agreement with FSA. Find […]

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) County Executive Director (CED) Marcia L Hall today announced that Androscoggin County and Sagadahoc County are approved to accept applications for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) to address damages from the severe storm on October 29, 2017. ECP signup began on January 2, 2018, and ends […]